Gulf Oil Spill Map from NOAA Charts Fishing Closures

There’s a new interactive NOAA map online that charts the Gulf oil spill, fishing closures, spill trajectories, environmental impact, and more; it even has aerial and satellite images. Say what you will about the feds, NOAA has done one heck of a job with this and whoever was in charge of it should get a pat [...]

By Lenny Rudow

July 29, 2010

There’s a new interactive NOAA map online that charts the Gulf oil spill, fishing closures, spill trajectories, environmental impact, and more; it even has aerial and satellite images. Say what you will about the feds, NOAA has done one heck of a job with this and whoever was in charge of it should get a pat on the back.

It’s hard to get the straight scoop on anything these days thanks to all of the misinformation out there, and this NOAA Gulf oil spill map system gives you the ability to see exactly what the heck is going on without the clutter and sensationalism of media news networks, or the potential BS of the internet. Those of us who are far from the area will want to use it to see the overall impact, but locals will find it even more useful thanks to the fishery closure area charts. Not only can you see what areas are closed to fishing, you can even see when other areas were shut down, and when, with a click of the mouse.